Brolic Figure

It's taken several years, but insane space age tech is finally starting to be applied to DBZ.

From Dorkly:

If there's one thing that action figures have been missing all these years, it's a holographic prism that makes them look like they're on fire. ZW Design was savvy enough to plug this hole in the collective childhood of the world, creating a Dragon Ball Z figure that lights up like those wizard static orbs you always see at novelty shops. It's a pretty stunning effect. As Super Saiyan Goku winds up for an attack, his whole body is engulfed in flame and his fingers flicker with holy fireball light.

Let It Burn

Anyone who owns a smartphone will agree that any new source of a charge is a welcomed one. And if you're the outdoorsy type, having a trying to keep a decent charge in your phone when out in the wilderness is a whole other issue. The folks at BioLite hear you, and would like to offer a solution:

The BioLite CampStove.

Our stoves cook your meals with nothing but the twigs you collect on your journey, eliminating the need for heavy, expensive, polluting petroleum gas. Quick to light, fast to boil and easy to use.

...By converting heat from the fire into usable electricity, our stoves will recharge your phones, lights and other gadgets while you cook dinner. Unlike solar, BioLite CampStove is a true on-demand source.

So now you can use the same fire to cook your hot dogs and recharge your phone. Simply brilliant. And the entire thing is environmentally sound, using green energy.

Hell, I may buy one of these just for use at home. All I'll need is something to burn. Guess I'll start collecting the labels off my bottles of Jim Beam.

Xmas List 2012: MollaSpace Playing Cards

Here's something for your balla-ass card table. The faces of these cards are transparent, allowing you to see straight through them; but the backs are still opaque, keeping your hand hidden.

This new and unique deck of cards is transparent, allowing one to see through the poker face images, but also magically hides the back graphics so no one can cheat!!

$10 is expensive when it comes to a deck of cards, so don't half ass it; don't go dealing out these bad boys on the broken down old folding card table that your grandparents gave to you when they were clearing junk from the 1950s out their garage. These cards are for those sipping-cognac-from-big-ass-snifters-and-smoking-Cubans nights.

Or the playing-strip-poker-with-some-smoking-Cubans nights...

Masque -- Her Aide

There's brilliant products, then there's game-changers. Masque is the latter.

F.O.H.: Bic for Her

Because, you know, girls can't write with those testosterone-laden blue and black pens. They're much too heavy for a girl's frail little fingers, and would make unsightly clumps of hair grow all over her body.



F.O.H., Bic.

A Touch of Style

Does your coffee table feature a water-resistant, high-definition touchscreen powered by a Dell computer? No? Then it's time to step up your game.

Envied by its archaic counterparts, the Mozayo is a functional table, well suited for the home or office, while enhancing user interaction with a visually immersive experience.

Practical and purposeful, the Mozayo has been designed to serve as your connection to all things digital… well, that and an occasional glass of Pinot Noir sitting on its edge.

Take a look at the promo video below [And, being the huge "Ocean's 12" fan that I am, Mozayo gets serious cred for their choice of music], then click on the link above to bring some serious pimpery to your home decor.

Vehicle for Expression

If you're looking to add a few touches to the walls of your place, Movie Car Posters.com can help you out with some serious wall swag. Not just restricted to movies (or cars), they've taken your favorite vehicles from both the big and small screens and artistically silhouetted them against themed backdrops. The resulting posters are both fun and impressively artistic...and maybe a tad hipsterish, but that stink should wear off relatively quickly. Then you just have a cool decoration that shines in your pimped-out room.

A few of my personal favorites:

The A-Team

Transformers

Top Gun

TJ with the assist.

Customer Appreciation

Xmas is over, but if you're looking for a gift for me, well... Give me a ticket to wherever this factory is (no need to actually buy me the drawers).

Xmas List 2011: Whisky Blender

Still looking for a gift for that hard-to-buy-for boozehound? If he or she is a whisky drinker, then you need look no further:

From uncrate:

Unless you sip on single malts exclusively, odds are you've run into a blended whiskey somewhere along the way. Whisky Blender (£35 and up; roughly $55+) lets you create your own specialized blend from a selection of seven different whiskys, each available for adding in amounts as small as 10ml. Once you're done, you can give the blend its own name, which will be handwritten on the label that adorns the 70cl corked decanter bottle, and save the mixture for future refills should the mixture be to your liking. While the wisdom of ordering booze you've never tasted before is always questionable, there's no doubt that it'll be far more interesting than your average bottle of Old Crow.

While any new blend or brew that finds its way onto liqour store shelves (especially the top ones) is sure to interest a veteran booze enthusiast such as myself, this idea provides a wow factor that you just won't find with a mass-produced bottle. I love Crown Royal, but if you give me an opportunity to create my own signature blend? Well, that's a gift your beloved booze fan won't soon forget.

My boy Chappy with the assist.

Xmas List 2011: Himalayan Salt Tequila Glasses

This is yet another gift idea for the On the Rocks crowd: Tequila shot glasses made of salt. Yup.

From Salt Therapy at Home's product page:

This beautiful and functional set will be the perfect conversation starter for your party or decorative accent for your home. The set of six tequila shot glasses and tray are an elegant work of art that will grace any sideboard or tabletop. Carved from naturally beautiful Himalayan pink crystal salt, the lovely striated pattern perfectly complements any decor. The naturally anti-bacterial surface requires minimal maintenance, and your long-lasting carved salt glasses will add elegance and fun to many a friendly shot or business deal! You'll be amazed how the rich taste of Himalayan crystal salt enhances the flavor of your favorite tequila like table salt never did!

This is a great idea, but one with a couple of drawbacks. First, these shot glasses have a limited use. If you're not drinking tequila, then I doubt you want salt interfering with the drinking experience. And, second, I would imagine they have an expiration point. They say long-lasting, but that's vague; and, certainly, they won't last as long as their glass and plastic counterparts.

But, in the end, if you're someone who takes pride in his or her personal bar, and who enjoys tequila, this is a must-own. Just don't leave it where your pet moose can get to it.

Sizzlin' Sheets

This may be the best thing to happen to sex since the invention of Sasha Grey. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with: BACON. FLAVORED. LUBE.

Yes, this is real. No, you're not dreaming. Yes, I can wait a few minutes while you recover.

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All good?

Okay. Now a few words from the creators of this masterpiece in engineering.

Before you start giving meat-flavored massages, we have one small admission to make - baconlube began as an elaborate April Fool's prank and was never intended to be a real product. But when the joke ended, the emails kept coming. People harassed us via email, in public and in highly inappropriate ways (thanks for that). The waiting list grew to over 3,000 people. Expectations were built.

So who's responsible for this highly anticipated creation actually coming to life? You are, that's who. You and an intern named Martin actually, who sacrificed and offended his taste buds in the name of science on sample after failed sample before this really did taste like bacon.

We'll make no judgments about why you want this or what you want to do with it, but baconlube is here and it's real for a limited time. Keep It Sizzlin'.

And yes, I've ordered a bottle. If any ladies would like to help me do some product testing, hit me on Twitter.

Iced Up

Looking to bring some Machine Gun Funk to your Captain & Coke, or just some Electric Relaxation to your glass of lemonade? Then Busted Tees has you covered:

Ice cubes for Ice Cube.

If you want to get your party crack-a-lackin' you're going to want to bring the noise with these Hiphopsicle beverage chillers.

Fill the flexible rubber mold with water, juice, or mix up your own libation and get ready to chill in style.

Four throwback shapes: microphones, boomboxes, turntables, and a little bling for your drizzank.

In case you're wondering... Yes, I'm currently placing my order.

"The next time you have a thought...let it go."

They say America is a land full of opportunity and great ideas. But when President Obama recently said, "We do big things," he wasn't talking about this.

From The Huffington Post:

There are stupid products, and then there are products that make you lose faith in the human race altogether. The "Slobstopper," an adult bib made for in-car eating, definitely falls into the latter category.

This real, ridiculous product comes with an equally ridiculous commercial that suggests drinking coffee or eating in your car without spilling all over yourself is simply too hard to do, what with all the attractive women walking by.

As if all of that wasn't absurd enough, you have the added comedy in the suggestion that a hot woman would in some way be attracted to a guy drooling coffee all over his glorified dentist's bib.